Taher Elgamal
Taher Elgamal ( Arabic طاهر الجمل, DMG Ṭāhir al-Ǧamal ; * August 18, 1955 in Cairo ) is an Egyptian cryptologist .
Life
He studied electrical engineering at Cairo University , where he graduated in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science degree . At Stanford University he received a Master of Science and Ph.D. in computer science .
In 1985 he published his article A Public Key Cryptosystem and a Signature Scheme based on Discrete Logarithms , in which the Elgamal cryptosystem named after him is described. His numerous contributions to cryptology include the Digital Signature Algorithm , the credit card payment system SET and the SSL protocol.
Taher Elgamal worked as chief scientist for Netscape from 1995 to 1998 .
In 1998 he founded his own company ( Securify Inc ), which deals with computer security.
He serves on the boards of several computer companies and is a director of RSA Security . He has been the CTO of Salesforce.com since 2013 .
For 2019 he was awarded the Marconi Prize together with Paul C. Kocher .
Fonts
- A public key cryptosystem and a signature scheme based on discrete logarithms . In: IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory , 31, 1985, no. 4, pp. 469-472.
Web links
- RSA Conference Recognizes Axway CSO Dr. Taher Elgamal for Lifetime Achievement in Information Security . Reuters, April 22, 2009
Individual evidence
- ↑ The spelling of his name used in this article corresponds to English practice, as Elgamal spells itself that way. A common German spelling would be Tahir al-Jamal .
- ^ "Renowned Cryptographer Taher Elgamal is Our New CTO of Security," March 18, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Elgamal, Taher |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dschamal, Tahir al- (German spelling) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian cryptologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Egypt |